Can someone explain to me why the idea that as long as you source your image/work on Steemit, it's suddenly okay to post? I wouldn't be okay with anyone making money off my content even if they linked back to me. The ONLY way I would be okay with it is if they talked to me beforehand and offered to share profits.
I don't think anyone is going to jail over a Steemit post, but you can certainly get sued over it. I'm not sure why this is a difficult concept for people. I guess they don't care because they have a "that will never happen to me" attitude?
I know I'm terrible, I don't stop to think, I just type type type. :) Thanks though!
:)) And even though corrected and written beautifully, I think this would still be classed as plagiarism. If however it was changed around a bit, well that's where the border is. That said I'm sure it's a case to case judgement. I've read stories of people getting $20k for stealing a photo and I've seen examples of supermarkets in the east using a family photo found on FB with the kids, mama and the dog being used for the shop front! They got no compensation and the shop owner was allowed to keep the storefront picture up.